ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 1 Discussion
Audience Analysis Memo First Draft & Peer Reviews
Introduction:
This is your chance to get ideas and suggestions from your peers. Remember, the draft that you post for the peer review must be complete and as polished as possible, so make sure you do one round of editing before posting.
Expectation:
Conduct two (2) peer reviews by entering your feedback in the “Audience Analysis Peer Review Form” and return the “Audience Analysis Peer Review Form” to your peer. Use the “reply” feature on the Discussion Board post to return the form. DO NOT use the file upload on the comment box that appears on the right side of the screen. If you use this, the faculty member and/or coaches will not be able to see that you completed a peer review.
ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 1 Discussion
Technical versus Non-Technical Discussion
For your next major assignment, you will be tasked with writing a technical object description for an audience who is unfamiliar with the object, so you will need to think of items that might be considered technical objects. Some good examples for that assignment include a clock radio, a digital thermostat, a Roomba, a CPAP or BIPAP machine, a blender for a food processor.
For this discussion, you will be discussing various aspects of writing a Technical Object description. For this assignment, you will create your initial post and then respond to two of your peers. In your initial post, you need to the following questions in narrative form.
What characteristics make the above items technical objects?
What is the difference between a technical and a non-technical object?
When writing a description of a technical object, would it be more important to use subjective language (big, short, ugly, beautiful) or objective language (18 inches tall, painted red, square base?)
What technical objects do you use in your work/life that you are familiar with and could describe to someone who is not familiar with it?
ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 2 Discussion
Technical Object First Draft & Peer Reviews
Introduction:
This is your chance to get ideas and suggestions from your peers. Remember, the draft that you post for the peer review must be complete and as polished as possible, so make sure you do one round of editing before posting.
Expectation:
Conduct two peer reviews by entering your feedback in the “Technical Object Peer Review Form” and returning the “Technical Object Peer Review Form” to your peer.
ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 3 Discussion
SafeAssign
First post due Wednesday (4/20) before 11:59pm CST and follow-up posts due before Friday (4/22) 11:59pm CST of week three. Write a 100-word post and reply to two peers with responses of 50 words each. (Note: You can work ahead and write your first post earlier so that you have time later to respond to other peers)
For this discussion, you will review a sample SafeAssign report similar to what the coaches/instructors see with each assignment submission. Your task is to weigh whether or not Timothy Sunny engaged in an academic integrity violation based on the criteria of the UTA Honor Code and the assignment criteria.
Here is Timothy’s SafeAssign report: Timothy Sunny SafeAssign(3).pdf Download Timothy Sunny SafeAssign(3).pdf
Link to how to read a SafeAssign report: https://help.blackboard.com/SafeAssign/Instructor/Grade/Originality_Report#interpret (Links to an external site.)
“In your opinion, did Timothy Sunny’s work show an academic integrity violation? Why or why not? Defend your response with support.”
After you’ve posted your primary post, you will need to follow up with two different peers with separate responses, engaging with your peers on their posts.
ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 3 Discussion
Job Materials Assignment First Draft & Peer Reviews
Introduction:
This is your chance to get ideas and suggestions from your peers. Remember, the draft that you post for the peer review must be complete and as polished as possible, so make sure you do one round of editing before posting.
Expectation:
Conduct two peer reviews entering your feedback in the “Job Materials Assignment Peer Review Form” and returning the “Job Materials Assignment Peer Review Form” to your peer. Use the “reply” feature on the Discussion Board post to return the form. DO NOT use the file upload on the comment box that appears on the right side of the screen. If you use this, the faculty member and/or coaches will not be able to see that you completed a peer review.
ENGL2338 Technical Writing
Unit 4 Discussion
Instructions Assignment First Draft & Peer Reviews
Introduction:
This is your chance to get ideas and suggestions from your peers. Remember, the draft that you post for the peer review must be as complete and polished as possible, so make sure you do one round of editing before posting.
Expectation:
Conduct two peer reviews entering your feedback in the “Instructions First Draft & Peer Review Form” and returning the “Instructions Peer Review Form” to your peer. Use the “reply” feature on the Discussion Board post to return the form. DO NOT use the file upload on the comment box that appears on the right side of the screen. If you use this, the faculty member and/or coaches will not be able to see that you completed a peer review.